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	<description>the personal website of Taede A. Smedes - philosopher of religion, theologian</description>
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		<title>Some biblical humor&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip/2010/09/14/.]]></description>
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		<title>Robert McCauley explains why religion is natural and science is not</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert McCauley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most impressive and I think groundbreaking books in the cognitive science of religion that I read recently, is Robert McCauley’s latest book Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not published by Oxford University Press. If you &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/robert-mccauley-explains-why-religion-is-natural-and-science-is-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;God spot&#8221; is missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cognitive science of religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Huffington Post, research conducted by the University of Missouri has shown that there is not a single point or area in the brain where experiences of God are located. The so-called &#8220;God spot&#8221; seems absent. Instead, spirituality &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/the-god-spot-is-missing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kittens and atheists &#8211; cute, but what&#8217;s the point?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[(new) atheism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a joke, or is this serious? There have been major rows over atheist billboards all over the world, but now American atheists apparently try something new. According to the Friendly Atheist blog, a new billboard will be made &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/kittens-and-atheists-cute-but-whats-the-point/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Karl Giberson: Science and religion has become all about hyperboles</title>
		<link>http://tasmedes.nl/karl-giberson-science-and-religion-has-become-all-about-hyperboles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[science and religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Giberson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict between science and religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A great post on the website of Science and Religion Today by Karl Giberson, who writes about what he finds most interesting in today&#8217;s science and religion debates. Giberson finds it interesting &#8211; and clearly annoying &#8211; that the science &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/karl-giberson-science-and-religion-has-become-all-about-hyperboles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New book: Did Jesus Exist? The answer: Yes he did</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[historical Jesus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bart Ehrmann is a very well-known New Testament scholar, and an atheist. But even though many atheists deny that Jesus is a historical figure, Ehrman is not one of them. He recently wrote a book Did Jesus Exist? The Historical &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/new-book-did-jesus-exist-the-answer-yes-he-did/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No ESSSAT conference for me this year</title>
		<link>http://tasmedes.nl/no-esssat-conference-for-me-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tartu 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From April 24-29 the 14th international conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT) will take place in Tartu, Estonia. The theme of the conference is What is life? More information about the conference can &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/no-esssat-conference-for-me-this-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small milestone&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[book review]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NBD Biblion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tasmedes.nl/?p=321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For almost 5 years now I review in my free time new books in theology, theology and science, and philosophy for the Dutch library &#38; schools system, NBD Biblion. I started in April 2007 and I am still very much &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/small-milestone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Eve met Adam&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tasmedes.nl/when-eve-met-adam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Eve met Adam, Paradise was lost&#8230; Source: http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip/2012/02/01/. Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day anyway&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Williams, Dawkins, and Kenny on the nature of human beings and their ultimate origins, 23/02/2012</title>
		<link>http://tasmedes.nl/williams-dawkins-and-kenny-on-human-nature-and-their-ultimate-origins-23022012/</link>
		<comments>http://tasmedes.nl/williams-dawkins-and-kenny-on-human-nature-and-their-ultimate-origins-23022012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taede Smedes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[science and religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Kenny]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rowan Williams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 23 February, there will be an interesting debate between Rowan Williams (the Archbishop of Canterbury), Richard Dawkins and Anthony Kenny on the issue of “The Nature of Human Beings and the Question of their Ultimate Origin”. Time and venue: &#8230; <a href="http://tasmedes.nl/williams-dawkins-and-kenny-on-human-nature-and-their-ultimate-origins-23022012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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